Do News Channels Dramatize News?

Do the News Channels Create and Dramatize the News?

Tahreem Mumtaz Khan

Sadia Yasmeen Khan

Umar Zahid

Taimour Fakhar

Shehroz Ali Khan

Ms. Rameeza Aslam

Academic Writing, M

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April 5, 2012

Lahore School of Economics

Abstract

Media has been gaining rapid advancement over the years and broadcast media has been gaining a lot of attention. It is one of the fastest sources of media which can spread news to masses at an instant. People are bound to believe in news which sometimes might be unauthentic. Therefore, a research was conducted to find out whether the news create and dramatize news or not. To find answer to it, many authorities of news channels were interviewed, general public was surveyed and questionnaires were also distributed. After gathering all the primary data and analyzing it, we came across the conclusion that the news channels often create the news and dramatize it as well.

Acknowledgment

Firstly, we would like to thank the Almighty Allah for his support and the power he gave us to carry out this research. We would like to thank our instructor, Miss. Rameeza Aslam for her support in making our research paper. We would also like to thank the class mates who helped us on our way, the authorities who permitted us to conduct their interview and sincere thanks to the general public who helped us in filling the questionnaire with honesty and patience. Thank you.

Do the News Channels Create and Dramatize the News?

“Media is the channels of communication that serve many diverse functions, such as offering a variety of entertainment with either mass or specialized appeal, communicating news and information, or displaying advertising messages.”(Barron’s Business Dictionary,2012)

Electronic media is the media that uses electronics or electromechanical energy for the end-user (audience) to access the content. This is in contrast to static media (mainly print media), which today are most often created electronically, but don't require electronics to be...